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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Pantanal.
Data corrente: | 10/05/1999
Data da última atualização: | 25/10/2011
Autoria: | SCHALLER, G. B.; TENG, Q.; PAN, W.; QIN, Z.; WANG, X.; HU, J.; SHEN, H.
Título: | Feeding behavior of Sichuan takin (Budorcas taxicolor).
Ano de publicação: | 1986
Fonte/Imprenta: | Mammalia, v.50, n.3, p.311-322, 1986.
Idioma: | Inglês
Conteúdo: | Herds of Sichuan takin in China's Tangjiahe Reserve usually ranged in size from 10-35 with a maximum of 100, animals generally being found on forested slopes at 1500-3000 m in elevation. Some adult males, singly and in twos, descended  into valleys below 2000 m in september, remained all winter, and moved back up the slopes with the phenological stages of growth in april and may. Takin are generalist herbivores, primarily browsers. Of the 138 food species collected, most were forbs and leaves from shrubs and trees. Being large and robust, takin may push over or break saplings 8-10 cm in diameter to reach browse. Spring to autumn foods had a relatively high rude protein content (mean 10-17%), a moderately good essential amino acid balance (methionine is limiting), and a high proportion of cell content (protein, straches, and other cell solubles) which, unlike the structural components of the cell wall (cellulose, lignin, and others), an animal can digest rapidly and almost completely. Winter food, by contrast, consisted mostly of twings and of evergreen leaves from woody species which are low in protein (mean 7%), often high in secondary compounds, and otherwise of poor nutritive quality. Some animals lost conditions on his diet and 2 old males diet of malnutrition.
Palavras-Chave: | Comportamento alimentar; Herbivore; Herbivoro; Mammal.
Thesagro: | Mamífero.
Thesaurus Nal: | feeding behavior.
Categoria do assunto: | --
Registro original: | Embrapa Pantanal (CPAP)
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